What Does the “Level” of the Session Mean?
You’ll notice that a “Level” (such as Advanced, or Business) is indicated on many of the sessions. This is in response to the many requests we’ve received in the past to indicate the educational and technical level of each presentation, so that you can better determine which session are right for you. Briefly, the ratings work like this:
• Introductory. These sessions assume little or no prior knowledge of the subject matter in order for the audience to benefit from the presentation.
• Intermediate. This is the “Default” rating. The vast majority of the presentations have been prepared for professional data management practitioners with at least 3–5 years experience in the field, so by far the largest percentage of presentations fall into the Intermediate category. Because it is the default rating, we therefore have not included it above the description.
• Advanced. Sessions may be defined as advanced for a variety of reasons, including that they require a deep technical knowledge, or a sophisticated understanding of a complex subject.
• Business. Obviously most of the sessions at the conference have some sort of business impact, however the “Business” level is used to describe sessions which are suitable for business staff (rather than IT).